Hindi Tv Serial Sasural Genda Phool 1 - Cast & Crew

Kanika Dang is a notable Indian stage, film and television actress who usually portrayed supporting and motherly roles. She studied at the Methodist High School in Kanpur and graduated at National School of Drama in year 1995. She is associated with Dotted Line Productions who produced Bob Manhoff’s stage play, The Owl and The Pussycat in 2007, from where she acted as The Pussycat opposite Kumud Misra under the direction of Satyajit Sharma (an NSD graduate). She also did Dreamworks Production’s The Last Train, under the direction of NSD Alumni, Ashok Banthia. She also donned the theatrical presentation of Hindi writer, Krishna Sobti’s masterpiece entitled, Mitro Marjani, where she played the character of the bold and lusty, Baalo under the direction of Dr. Devendra Raj Ankur. She is also part of the Hindi play, Kaamiya written by the US-based author, Kamla K. Kapur and directed by Ram Gopal Bajaj (former director of NSD).

Kanika played as Sweety’s (played by Richa Pallod) mother in the Bollywood film, Neal ‘n’n Nikki which was produced by Yash Chopra. She was starred in the 2007 film, Eik Dasttak by Shekhar S. Jha. In 2009, She acted in another motherly role in Bollywood Hero in year 2009. In the same year, the actress played the role of Ma in the short film, The Homemaker. She bagged the role of Rita Massi in Alankrita Shrivastava’s Bollywood film, ‘Turning 30!!!’ in 2011. In the same year, she was also seen in the Hindi romance film, Always Kabhi Kabhi. She played as a teacher in the children’s film, Chillar Party and as Badi Rani in the Bollywood romantic drama film, ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster’. She also worked in the action thriller film, D-Day in 2013. This year, she has done the musical-thriller film, The Xposé by Anant Mahadevan from which she earned positive reviews by playing as the aunt of D’Silva.

Kanika also acted as Leela Bua in the comedy drama television series, Mahi Way in 2010. She also played as the dominating mother of Raunak (played by Shailesh Gulabani), opposite Saurabh Dubey who belongs to the middle-class family on STAR Plus’ Sasural Genda Phool. She essayed the role of Mrs. Babbar on SAB TV’s Sonu Sweety. Supposedly, she will appear in Dheeraj Kumar’s Yeh Pyaar Nibhayenge Hum as the mother of Karan Mehra, but the serial was scrapped in year 2012. In 2013, she did the German-language miniseries, The Girl with the Indian Emerald by Michael Karen and essayed the role of Rajeshs Frau.

“Born to the stage” girl, yes, that’s Manasi Parekh. She is an actor, singer, host, model, and a performer. She rose to fame by winning Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar. Even after graduating with an honors degree in English Literature, she took acting as her career and made a mark in it. Her fan following rose to prominence through India Calling. She was born on July 10, 1986, in Ahmedabad.

Suchita Trivedi is an actress popular for her work in Hindi and Gujarati TV serials. She was born on September 20, 1976, to Anil and Geeta Trivedi in Mumbai, then known as Bombay. Her portrayal of Meenakshi Thakkar in the TV serial Baa Bahoo Aur Baby has brought her into the limelight for which she has won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role twice. Trivedi made her debut as a child artist in the 1983 film Woh Saat Din, besides that she has also acted in films like Mission Kashmir and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai. She has also acted in famous TV series like Khichdi, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka and Campus. She has proven her versatility as an actor by playing the role of Shilpa Agarwal in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki a series which was produced by Balaji telefilms. Recently she is paying a lot of attention towards her fitness and has started cycling and exercising at the gym being a lover of sweets she had to completely cut down on it to regain her fitness, she stated in an interview . Actress Sadia Siddique also stated that she is amongst her best friends in the entertainment industry. Trivedi is an admirer of veteran TV actor Ram Kapoor who has become a recent face in Hindi movies generally portraying comedy roles. She shared the screen with Kapoor in her recent movie Kuch Kuch Locha Hai, portraying the role of his wife.

Sanaya Irani is an Indian actress who majorly acts in Hindi TV serials and Bollywood films. She has also made a mark as a model and ad film actress. Sanaya was born and brought up in Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College and was on her way to pursue a Masters degree in Business Administration when her mother advised her to take up a career in modeling and acting. She first broke into the scene of acting through Jagjit Singh’s song ‘Tumko Dekha To Yeh’.

An Ahmedavadi by birth, Gemini being her zodiac sign, Pooja Gaur was born on June 1st, 1991. She studied at AG School, Ahmedabad.

Pooja made her debut on television with the show Kitni Mohabbat Hai as Purvi, the sister of the lead role. Thereafter she bagged the title role in Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya on Star Plus. She is now set to act in a new show “The Serial” to be aired on Channel V.

Several guest appearances in serials such as Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai have also come her way. She had a short role in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor. Her versatile personality has helped her in playing the host in Lakhon Mein Ek. Pooja was one of the strongest contenders of Khatron Ke Khiladi- Darr Ka Blockbuster, but was unable to win in this show.

Awards have been part of Pooja’s career. She bagged the Favourite Naya Sadasya, Hottest Jodi with Arhaan Bahl as Krishna in Star Parivaar Awards in 2010.

The Global Indian Film &TV Honors awarded her the Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female) in 2011. Kalakar Awards adorned her with The Best Actress in Indian Television award. And the 2011 Star Parivaar Awards rained titles for this pretty lady – She was declared Favourite Beti, Favourite Patni and Favourite Maa for her varied roles in different serials.

Though Pooja has never openly admitted it, her closeness to Raj Singh Arora is a well known fact. They have been dating since the past three years. Raj is also an actor and was seen in the cult show Remix in the role of Yuvi. The two met on the sets of Koi Aane Ko Hai and have been going strong ever since.

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Pooja Gaur is an Indian television actress having acted in several TV serials. She was born on 1st June 1991 in Ahmedabad, India. She did her schooling in A.G. School, Ahmedabad. She first appeared in 2009 in the NDTV Imagine serial Kitani Mohabbat Hai, playing the sister role of the show's main character. Her main breakthrough came soon as she was roped in the lead role to play Pratigya in Star Plus's popular show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya that was ranked 2nd in Top 10 shows.

Born September 9, 1989, Hunar Hali is a famous Indian television actress. After completing her Bachelor's degree in Mass Media, this Delhi girl debuted on television with the serial Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii in 2007. The landed a new role in the very next year. In 2008, she essayed the character of Soni Khuraana in the show Ghrihasti. 

Mehak Manwani is a Bollywood actress who was born on 4th December 1996. She acted in a cameo role in a film ‘Fukrey’ that released in 2013. In the same year, she got a chance to act in another film ‘Sixteen’. The film was shot in New Delhi, and it was a film that showcased innocence and teenage heartache in urban India In the times of the Internet. Audiences applauded her efforts in the movie, and she became the cynosure of all eyes.The actress was a model before making her debut in cinema. Mehak received her father’s maximum co-operation while she made her decision to enter the glamor world. It is believed that she shot her photo shoot at an age of four for a commercial advertisement of Panasonic brand. This event happened in 2001. She had bagged her next commercial advertisement project when she was just six years old.

Mitali Bhattacharya is an Indian Scriptwriter predominantly working for Tv shows. Her serial artwork has been released on channels like Colors, Zee TV, etc. She has written scripts for numerous television shows including, Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahaani (2020) on star plus, Pyaar Ke Papad on &tv (2019), Tujhse Hai Raabta on Zee TV (2018), Ardhangini (2018), Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi (2016), Gustaakh Dil (2013), Checkmate (2012), Sasural Genda Phool (2010) on Star Plus, etc.

Muskaan Uppal is an Indian actress who appeared in the Hindi soap, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil on STAR Plus, where she essayed the role of Chahat Prem Juneja, the daughter of Heer (played by Additi Gupta). She gained more fame after performing as Meethi, the loving and sweet daughter of Inder (played by Jiten Lalwani) and Rajni (played by Bhairavi Raichura) in the award-winning drama serial, Sasural Genda Phool on STAR Plus. Later, she was seen as the young Radhika in the second season of the soap, Chotti Bahu on Zee TV. She played as a cheerful girl who does all the chores in their house. Subsequently, she bagged a pivotal role in the popular telefilm, Teri Meri Love Stories on STAR Plus. Muskaan played as the eldest daughter of Sita (played by Shubhangi Aatrey). She was also seen in Sony TV’s Pyaar Ka Bandhan where she played the crucial role as Kajol, one of the four siblings who were separated after their mother died. She is also part of the multi-starrer Hindi show, Rakt Sambandh on NDTV Imagine.

In 2010, Muskaan has done a cameo role in the Hindi romantic film, Lafangey Parindey under the production of Aditya Chopra. In 2012, she was also seen in the thriller show, Chhal-Sheh Aur Maat on Colors TV. She played as Ditanjali but she was replaced by Arishfa Khan due to time constraints issue on her school and the required time to shoot for the show.

Muskaan lives in Ghansoli and she is studying at St. Lawrence School in Vashi, India. Though she has a busy working schedule, she assures that she has all the time for studies. She carries her books in the sets and read books while it’s not her take. She started her career when she was just five years old. He parents took her to the audition for an ad film and she was luckily selected. She did more than 25 commercials including the Aquafresh ad with actress, Smriti Irani. She also did ads for HDFC Bank, Nokia, LG, Dettol Hand Wash, Mcdonalds and a lot more. Then she started to receive television offers one after another. She is a fan of Salman Khan and she was happy when she finally meets him. She was also the same Muskaan who appeared in the comeback ad film of Karishma Kapur. At her age, she has made it to be one of the dazzling stars in India.

Moonmoon Banerjee is a well known television actress in the industry, and also has a name in the modeling world. She has done a couple of roles but is most popularly known for her role in the serial Kasauti Zindagi Ki. This serial started in the year 2001 on Star Plus, produced by Ekta Kapoor, and continued till 2008, with a full 1423 episodes. The serial is a romantic dram, that etches the love between two people from different social statuses, and how destiny keeps bringing them in front of each other, and the rest of the story is about love, loss and more.

She has also been known for her role in the serial Sasural Genda Phool. This is the story of a rich, spoilt girl being married in a middle class family, and how she copes with the changes, and the funny incidents that result from it. She plays the role of Panna, who is the daughter of the family where the protagonist is married in. She is married, and works at a multinational company and earns much more than the members of her family.

Her real name is Mohua, but her father’s brother gave her the name after the popular Bengali actress. She had done Kasautii Zindagii Kay, post her marriage and divorce, to start afresh her career. She has also done the serial Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja, which was a serial about the father-daughter relationship post marriage of the daughter. It was aired on Zee. She was also seen in the serial Kkusum that was based on the story of a young woman who turns widow and her life and relationships after that with her in-laws.

Though, she admits that it was from advertisements and not serials, that she got her due acknowledgement. She was seen in the Horlicks advertisement by Pradeep Sarkar, as a young mom, persuading her kid to follow good eating habits. Her current television ranking is 1036, and that of last week’s was 1011. She reached the peak of her fame in April, 2012 when she had a ranking of 104.

Sarika Nanda was born on 1st Nov in Agra. Her Father Name is Mr. Onkar Nanda, who was born in Gujranwala Punjab, now in Pakistan, and came to Mumbai in 1952. And Her Mother Name is Mrs. Aruna Nanda, born in Hoshiarpur Punjab India. Sarika's Brother Sandeep Nanda was born in Agra. He did his Graduation from Mumbai University and Joined Army in 1986 and took his retirement after the Kargil war in 1999. Sarika Nanda did her schooling from St. Mary’s Convent School, Mumbai. Did her graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai; she was highly active in Dramas And Dance. Sarika Nanda is a lady who can be considered as beauty with brains and determination. Sarika Nanda is an actress by profession. Sarika Nanda is a great actor who has acted in a variety of serials and movies with many productions. The Actor is full of expressions. Sarika has the good experience with the best of Production houses, Best of Directors And Actors like Balaji Telefilms, Rajshri Productions, Shreya Creations, 20 20 Productions, UTV, Endemol, Hats Off, Neela Telefilms, Shakuntalam, Ravi Ojha Productions Conti led and many more. She has justified as many as 60 characters in Ads, films, and serials. An actor with many emotions and natural acting.

Anita Kanwal is a prominent Indian actress and producer. She was born on April 9, 1954 and has been in the television industry for over 25-years. She was known for essaying the role of Amrita Seth in the Hindi drama series, Banegi Apni Baat on Zee TV.

She played as Subhada in the historical drama series, Chanakya which was aired on DD National. Later, she acted as Indu Singh in another DD National series, Shanti – Ek Aurat Ki Kahani. Anita was also seen in Sansaar and Junoon. In 1998, she played as Sumitra in the Hindi drama series, Just Mohabbat on Sony TV and television series, Chattan. Subsequently, the actress took a part in Goonj Ateet Ki in 2002, Aa Bahen Chugli Karen in 2004 and Sonpari in 2005; followed by few more serial that were added to her credit including the very popular drama series, Sasural Genda Phool on Star Plus, where she played as the grandmother of Ishaan (played by Jay Soni) from which she earned the Best Saas-Bahu Jodi Award at the India Ne Bana Di Jodi Awards in 2010. Her real-life daughter, Pooja Kanwal Mahtani was also part of the show and essayed the role of Disha Kashyap. After the show went off-air, Anita took a hiatus on year 2012 due to health issues, which according to the doctor is a rare disease. She suffered fluid accumulation surrounding her heart and treatment includes intake of steroids. But the actress managed to survive and came back to the limelight in year 2013. On her return, she played as Nanima in Rakesh Kumar’s Gustakh Dil.

Besides television series, she also appeared in few films like the Geetanjali in 1993. She was debuted as a film actress through the 1994 Bollywood romantic comedy film, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa from where she acted as the mother of Chris (played by Deepak Tijori). The actress was also seen in films like Laawaris in 1999 and in the Bollywood romance film, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat which stars Sunil Shetty and Arjun Rampal. In 2002, Anita also acted in Mujhse Dosti Karoge and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum. Later, she was seen in the Hindi film, Gangaajal where she played as a small-town widow. Anita was also seen in the film, ‘Kyon?’, The Hangman and Team: The Force. 

In 2002, Anita set up her own production house, Small Screen Productions and produced the television series, Goonj Ateet Ki.

Vibhuti Thakur was born on 8th March 1984. This Mumbai-based girl is one of the most loved bahus of the Television Industry. Her father, Mr. Sudhakar Gopal Patil, a retired officer I.R.E, and her mother Mrs. Shobha Patil, who is a housewife. She is married to Mr. Yashpal Thakur. She is an Indian actress and having an average height of 5’5 inches; she makes her charm stronger. Women with short height are addressed as cute. She is a pass out from Sri Kalhidhar Mission High School, and she has a degree of Bachelor of Science, in Chemistry. After completing her education, she entered the television industry. She made her debut in the daily soap Bandini. She has also been in the daily soaps like Doli Armaano Ki, CID, Savadhan India, Mata ki Chowki, Sasural Genda Phool, etc.

Supriya Pilgaonkar is best known as Supriya in the industry. Every household which watches serials would recognize her immediately. She is a popular face in the television industry lately. But her career started as film heroine. She was selected as heroine of her first movie by her husband in the year 1984. She was born in 1967 on 17th August in Mumbai. This Marathi actress got married when she was only 18. She married Sachin Pilgaonkar, they have a daughter named Shriya Pilgaonkar. She rose to fame by acting in the Tu Tu Main Main serial, in which she played the role of Daughter-in-law, this comic serial depicting the relationship between mother in law and daughter in law became an instant hit.

The movies she acted along with her husband Sachin also did well in Box office. This duo even won the first season of Nach Baliye. She won the Indian Telly Award for best supporting actress in the year 2010 for the role she played in the serial Sasural Genda Phool. Her latest movie was Meri Bhabhi. She has also hosted the Nach Baliye Season 2 and Popkorn Newz. In a recent interview she explains how she met her husband on the sets of her first film and immediately got married within a year. This couple has always known for their affection and love towards each other.

Sulabha Arya was part of very first sitcom ‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’ of Indian TV industry. This serial was written by Sharad Joshi. It was directed by Kundan Shah and Raman Kumar. It was a light comedy. Sulbha said in one of her interviews that this serial can be created again with full magic as today the TV Industry is technically strong than that time when the serial was produced.

Shruti Ulfat is a stunning Indian television actress, who is known for her convincing and mature roles in Hindi daily soaps. At one point of time, she managed to bag four serials simultaneously. Shruti has also appeared in some small roles in popular Hindi movies. Even though Shurti has worked in some popular Hindi serials, yet, her most remarkable role is that in ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ where she played the role of the male lead’s mother. Currently, she is acting in a leading Hindi tele-serial called ‘Jamai Raja’. Here, she plays the role of a classy, uptown mother of the male lead.

In February 2010, Shruti appeared in the popular tele-serial Behnein. Here she played the role of a mom of three daughters. Her off-screen husband, Alok Ulfat was also seen in a cameo in this show. Apart from this, she also appeared in the tele-serial ‘Fauji’ and was approached for Wizcraft’s next show on Sony. 

Besides working in serials, Shruti has also appeared in a few movies like Raaz, Aetbaar, Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan and the recent flick, Hasee Toh Phasee. Her roles in these movies were small, but extremely remarkable.

Shruti is married popular theater personality and national award winner Darshan Jhariwala. She is spending a happy married life with him.

Right now, Shruti is being featured in Zee TV’s popular serial ‘Jamai Raja’. She is also acting in the Life OK’s big-budget serial, ‘Mahakumbh’.

When the mixtures of the girl next door look with a hint of maturity, Ridhima Tiwari is destined to be an actress who is hugely sought after. A person with a kind heart and compassion, she is hugely popular among her colleagues and audiences alike. Her portrayal of a committed and devoted working wife Disha in the hit show ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ which aired on Star Plus was the talk of the town. Her role was appreciated by the audiences and critics. It still remains one of the most loved character of the show and when you talk about ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ you cannot help but smile thinking about Disha.

Moreover, Ridhima has portrayed a number of roles including her role as Ratan in the popular show ‘Rishton Se Badi Pratha’. The story is based on two lovers hailing from Uttar Pradesh and the social evil of honour killing. She has also played the role of Dr. Rani in the hit show ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’ which aired on Sahara One. It helped Ridhima develop into a much better actress than before and gave her valuable experience as an actress. As of now, she is seen playing the role of Rasika on the hit show ‘Do Dil Ek Jaan’. A story between a gangster and a Kashmiri girl has earned a lot of praise from the audience and her acting has been well appreciated all around.

Ragini Khanna is a well-known Indian model, film and television actress. She was born on December 9, 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is the daughter of Praveen and Kamini Khanna and the younger sister of actor, Amit Khanna. She is also the niece of actor and former politician, Govinda. She attended R.N. Shah High School and later studied at the University of Mumbai with a Masters degree in Commerce. Initially, she wanted to become a singer so she took a training by Prakash Prasad. Eventually, she became an actress and appeared in several television shows and won many awards. Ragini has done a short print ad at first and later after, she worked in several advertisements such as Amul Cool Café and more.

She was debuted in the television soap, Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi on NDTV Imagine in 2008. She played as Ragini Sharma, the second daughter of Radhaa Sharma (played by Supriya Pilgaonkar). She made a special appearance on NDTV Imagine’s Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family in the same year. In 2009, Ragini was starred as Bharti, the female avatar of Bhaskar (male Bhaskar was played by Eijaz Khan) in the romantic comedy show, Bhaskar Bharti on Sony Entertainment Television. In year 2010, she was starred as Suhana Bajpayee, a rich and spoiled brat girl who lost her mother at her very young age in the drama series, Sasuraal Genda Phool on Star Plus channel in 2010. In the same year, she made a special appearance on Sony TV’s Baat Hamari Pakki Hai. Later, Ragini made a cameo appearance as Suhana Kashyap in Director Kut’s Productions’ Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai on STAR Plus. In 2011, she acted on a special appearance in the television series, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai on STAR Plus. Soon after, the actress made another cameo appearances on Shashi Sumeet Productions’ Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki on Life OK, Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan and Diya Aur Baati Hum.

Ragini also rose to fame after joining many reality shows including Dekh India Dekh, Comedy Ka Daily Soap, Meethi Choori No. 1 and Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur. She also made a guest appearance in the popular reality game show, 10 Ka Dum in 2009 and won a total of 1,000,000 Rupees; the actress donated her winnings to the charity. Ragini was also seen in another reality show, Big Money: Chota Parda Bada Game on Imagine TV. She appeared in the Diwali Special Episode of the 4th season of the game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati and won ₹1,250,000. She also joined the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa but she took the 9th position and got eliminated in 2011. Ragini also joined the reality show, Star Ya Rockstar; a singing game show for celebrities on Zee TV. In 2013, the actress also joined the reality show, Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki on the same channel. Besides joining, she is also one of the favorite host of the Indian viewers. She anchored reality shows like Jubilee Comedy Circus, India’s Best Dramebaaz, Gangs of Haseepur and Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha. She, along with Manish Paul also hosted the fifth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2012.

She made her debut on Bollywood through the Hindi comedy film, Teen Thay Bhai in 2011. She acted as Reet in the box-office Punjabi comedy film, Bhaji in Problem in 2013. She was also featured in the Bollywood comedy film, Ghoomketu in 2014, opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

The brilliant actress is the brand ambassador of a science organization called, Beauty with Astrology which was started by her mother, Kamini Khanna and the radio show, Seher which was aired on 92.7 BIG FM. Her performance in Sasural Genda Phool gained her awards and nominations including the Best Actress in a Drama Series on the Apsara Award in 2012. She was also nominated as the Most Lokpriya Non-Fiction Anchor for hosting the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.

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Born on 3rd June, 1976, Poonam Narula belongs to Mumbai. A talented actress, Poonam attained a B.A. Degree and went on to hone her acting skills by joining the Ashok Kumar Academy where she underwent intense training in acting. Poonam made her debut in the world of television with the Balalji Production “Mano Ya Na Mano”. This was followed by a negative role in Kahiin Kissi Roz. There was no stopping for Poonam. She did varied genres of roles, including a comic character in Shararat and a role with shades of grey in Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

Pooja has the honor of being a star daughter as her mother Anita Kanwal herself is a renowned name in the world of Indian Television. She lived in Lokhandwala with her mother prior to her wedding. Anita Kanwal is best remembered for her roles in Banegi Apni Baat and Shanti. She also acted in the Ajay Devgan starrer Gangajal. Her other movies include Kyon and a recent release, Turning 30. Anita is Pooja’s biggest critic, which is an advantage for Pooja since she is able to get expert advice at home itself.

 Pooja Kanwal made her debut with a lead role in Palampur Express where she portrayed a girl named Pawni. Her role as Disha in Sasuraal Genda Phool won her many accolades. Pooja has starred in Rishtey (season 2) and as Rashmi in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha aired on Colors. She is popular as an anchor of Comedy Circus and has ventured into an online Tamil serial Nandhavanam aired on Vijay TV. Pooja has featured in South Indian and Punjabi films too.

Films have also been a part of Pooja’s career. She did the role of Prabhjot in Jawani Zindabad. And in “Main Ek Din Laut Ke Aaungi”, she portrayed the character of Sheeza. She has also done a couple of Kannada films – Seven O’Clock and Thirupathi. She played the role of Shalini in Blue Oranges.

The meeting of Pooja and Avinash, her husband, happened at the jewels store that he runs at Bandra. They tied the nuptial knot on November 6th, 2009. Pooja Kanwal Mahtani currently lives in Bandra.

After marriage, she is now ready to make a big comeback with the serial Sanskaar- Dharohar Apno Ki. Here she is playing the character of Deepika, a schizophrenic, a role which is inspired by Vidya Balan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa. The male lead of the show is Jay Soni and it is a matter of wait and watch to see whether Deepika, acted by Pooja will play the villain in the relationship between Jay and Dhara.

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Pooja Kanwal is an Indian actress. She is noted for her part in the Television series Palampur Express. She has also been a part of Hindi film, Oranges and has also done a Punjabi movie. She was born to the famous and talented actor, Anita Kanwal of Buniyaad serial aired on Doordarshan. She stepped out of this show only before her wedding to a Bandra-based jeweler Avinash Mehtani. They got married on November 6, 2009. She has played the role of Rashmi in Naa Bole Tum..Naa Mene Kuch Kaha and Disha in Sasural Gendha Fool,

Neha Narang is an Indian television actress who has been seen in many serials and is quite well known in the industry as well as audiences. 

She was first seen in the serial Sasural Genda Phool on Star Plus channel during 2010-11. the serial was produced and directed by Ravi Ojha set in the background of the alleys in Old Delhi. It was the story of a rich and spoilt girl who after getting married gets to understand the realities and amends herself to a very nice and lovable wife. Neha Narang played a small but challenging role in the serial and established herself as an acclaimed actress with her first serial itself. 

Almost at the same time, she was cast in another serial 'DilSe Diya Wachan' which was telecast on Zee TV. The serial was produced by Kalyan Guha and directed by Ajay Veermal and Neeraj Gupta. The story revolved round the life of Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha portrayed by veteran TV and film actress Neena Gupta. Neha played the role of younger daughter of Neena Gupta, Prapti, who is married to Mayank portrayed by Manish Nagdeo. The serial was a great hit and was going very strong when all of a sudden Neena Gupta was unable to continue with the serial due to her medical problems and the production house decided to close down the project in absence of Neena Gupta.

She was also seen in Shubh Vivah, Phir Subah Hogi and Rang Rasiya on different channels and continued her journey towards perfection. Presently she is acting as Gaal Pari in popular serial “BaalVeer” on SAB TV.

Khushboo Kamal is an aspiring Indian actress who also loves music. She became controversial in 2012 due to some misunderstandings between her and the coordinators of the show, Zindagi Ki Haqeeqat Se Aamna Saamna. She thought that the show is a drama series but instead, it is a reality television show. During the promo of the show, she was seen having a fight with her on-screen husband and her in-laws. That time, Khushboo was about to get married in real life and her fiancé and soon to be in-laws were very surprised to watch the scene where it was misinterpreted as a real story. Khushboo also speaks about some controversies about the secrets on the reality show, Bigg Boss. Khushboo made a clear statement that Big Boss and Splitsvilla shows are totally scripted and youth won’t learn anything from such shows.

Khushboo made her schooling at Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology.

She was hailed from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and currently lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She did an episodic in the Hindi crime show, Savdhaan India – India Fights Back on Life OK. Khushboo was also seen in the television series, Sham on Doordarshan. She was debuted in Bollywood and got her fame through the Indian action film, Dabangg in 2010 along with Salman Khan directed by Abhinav Kashyap. She played the role of Pinky in the popular television series, Piya Ka Ghar Pyara Lage on Sahara One. She played a great role on that series and her acting made a powerful impact to the audiences. Later, she was roped in to appear in the historical drama soap, Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap on Sony TV. She was Maharani Karnawati, the wife of Sangram Singh in the story.

She is a strong woman who started the Johar tradition.

As Maharani Karnawati, she played a very strong role and brilliantly spice up the character of the Maharani of Chittor. Maharani Karnawati was the first Indian Rajput lady in the period of Mughal empire domination.  She was a great inspiration for other actors in the Maharana Pratap TV series. In 2013, she was part of the Bollywood thriller film, Ankur Arora Murder Case by Vikram Bhatt. She played the parallel lead and appeared as Rossina, a catholic nurse. The story is all about the troubling issue about death while on a surgery. It evolves on the real-life story of a boy who died because of medical negligence. ​Khushboo was horrified with the present anti-woman environment that’s been happening lately. So she did a 5-minute short film under the direction of Sushila Bhatia that evolves on abuse. This aims to make awareness in the society. The film was untitled and makes the rounds in several international festivals like Dubai and Berlin.

Beena Bhatt is an Indian Television actor and an ad model who currently resides in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Beena Bhatt originally hails from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Beena completed her education from Lucknow. In the year 2008-2009, Beena came to Mumbai with family and friends on a fun personal trip. But as luck had and her shining stars she landed up acting in television. She started with acting in many small and short term serials on various channels of Indian television and doing small ads. She finally starred in a long term role in director Ravi Ojha’s serial Sasural Genda Phool which was unveiled on the prime time slot of Star Plus. Beena in this serial was seen playing the role of the house maid Meena who bonded like a family with the family members of the main family shown in the show.

She loves playing challenging roles, which the audience can relate to, and tries to do her very best as much as she can. However she has not always been the everyday heroine, and has had her share of fun through fun roles in movies such as “Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa” and “Shabd”. She believes in resting as much as she believes in hard work, and terms music and great food as her stress busters. Her favourite song is “Dash E Tanhai Main” by Iqbal Bano. She is also a wildlife photographer,and loves analysing and studying animal body language. 

 She has a postgraduate degree in psychology, which she says has helped her a lot with acting as it helps her appreciate the depth of different roles. Sadiya Siddiqui is also an adrenaline junkie and loves Scuba diving. Her current record stands at two hundred. Her most recent attempt was in a shark cage. She has also attempted sky diving and is planning her next adventure with mountain climbing. She is an animal lover, and once housed close to 25 cats, much to her mother’s chagrin. In her free time she loves experimenting with new recipes, watches movies and reads a lot of books.

Shruti Bapna is a leading and also one of the busiest actors of the Hindi Television industry. Her good looks and mature acting bagged her fame and popularity. Throughout the eight years, Shruti has appeared in a series of Hindi soaps of which the most popular one is ‘Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family’. This serial is a regular family drama where she played the role of a daughter-in-law called Parul. ‘Burey Bhi Hum, Bhale Bhi Hum’ is a comedy serial where she played the role of a Gujrati girl, Hetal. Right after that Shruti was casted in ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ where she played the role of a working woman, Peeya. She was also seen in ‘Saas Bina Sasural’, as Nitika. The role of Nitika was meaty and it brought her much fame and popularity. In ‘Chhanchhan’ she managed to impress viewers with her role of Rupali, the leading lady’s friend. Recently, she was seen in ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’ and ‘Ishq Kills’. In Ishq Kills she played the role of a maid in an episode, whereas in the former serial, she is playing the role of the protagonist’s elder sister, Vandita.

Shruti was initially a model who aspired to be on the small screen, someday. While auditioning for a series of roles, she was selected for the role of Parul in ‘Jasuben jayantilal Joshi Ki Joint Family’. While acting in this serial, she was roped for ‘Burey Bhi Hum’ and ‘Chhanchhan’, after which, there was no looking back in her career.

Quite recently, Shruti had also appeared in a small role in the movie ‘Lunchbox’ where she played the love interest of Nawazuddin Siddiqui. This role turned out to be a milestone in her career as right after this, she was chosen for the American Drama Series, ‘Sense8’.

Currently, Shruti is working for this American drama series and Hindi soap, ‘Yeh Hain Mohabbatein’, where she plays the role of Vandita Bala Chandan.

Vaishnavi Mahant is a prominent TV personality, who can currently be seen as Shail Garg (Rachna's mother), in the serial Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke. She was born on 9 December 1972 in a Vaishnav family. Her father was a Hindu, and her mother was a Christian. She grew up as a Hindu but converted to Christianity in 1990. She is married to Leslie Macdonald and has a daughter whose name is Margret. 

Before entering into the television industry, she did a number of leading roles in Bollywood movies. Her debut movie was horror movie ‘Veerana’ of Ramsay Brothers, which released in 1988. Though she wanted to be a scientist, she chose to be as an actress after acting in ‘Veerana’. In 1994, she did a cameo in the movie Laadla and in 1996, she played a bar dancer in the movie Bambai Ka Babu. She was also seen in Bharat Kapoor’s movie Barsat Ki Raat (1998), and played the role of Sudha in Danveer movie opposite Ronit Roy. In 1997 she did a Malayalam movie Oru Mutham Mani Mutham opposite actor Mukesh. Later on in 1998, she bagged the role of Geeta Vishwas, a news reporter, in famous serial ‘Shaktiman’ which aired on Doordarshan. This serial and her character are still memorable. After Shaktiman, she appeared in ‘Saturday Suspense’ and ‘Awaaz Ki Duniya’. She also played as an inspector named Shivangi Chauhan, in Karmyudh on Doordarshan. 

She is known for playing Sharda role in TV serial Chhoti Maa - Ek Anokha Bandhan in the year 2001. She also played a surrogate mother in Zee TV’s serial Chandan Ka Palna Resham Ki Dori. In 2004, she played Ishita Khandelwal in a thriller soap K. Street Pali Hill, which aired on star plus. During 2005-07, she worked in the serial Ek Ladki Anjaani Si as lead character Anu’s mother on Zee TV and played Vasundhara in the Serial Mamta (2006-07). Then in 2007, she was seen as Sapna Singh in air force theme based serial Chhona Hai Asmaan on Star One. From 2008-10, she played Shilpa Sharma in teen drama ‘Miley Jab Hum Tum’ and Bashkar's mother in TV serial ‘Bhaskar Bharti’. In 2009, she appeared in the serial Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari which aired on Colors. Her other memorable role includes, Sunanda Dev Pundir in serial Bairi Piya and Anjali in Sapno Se Bhare Naina. These days she is famous as Rachna's mother in Zee TV's popular daily serial ‘Sapne Suhane Ladakpan ke’.

Rajiv Kumar is an Indian television and movie actor who is best known for his character roles in the entertainment industry. He has been seen in mainstream Commercial movies such as ‘Lakshya’ (2004), in which he acted along with famous actors such as Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. He has been associated with some other noted projects such as ‘Chota Jadugar’ (2003) & Thacholi Varghese Chekavar (1995).

Amit Dolawat is an Indian actor, who has done several Serials and Music Videos. He has acted in serials like Piya Ka Ghar, Kesar Milee, Saat Phere, Zaara, Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Runuzunu, Sasural Genda Phool, Shubh Vivaah.

Shailesh is a TV actor very famous from the soap, “Sasural Genda Phool”. He got a unique chance of sharing screen space with his real-life wife, Ashita Dhawan Gulabani in ‘ Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’. This serial was aired in ‘Zee Tv’. Later he was booked for a negative character, in ‘ Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane’. This daily soap was launched on Sony Tv. Ram Kapoor and Gurdeep Kohli, take the lead roles. The series aired on all weekdays at 9.30 PM.

Armaan Tahil is an Indian actor and model. Arman has worked predominantly in the Bollywood entertainment industry, and his artwork has been released in Hindi language movies. Armaan has worked in several TV shows and web series. Moreover, he has also appeared in the Ullu Web Series Virgin Boys, released in the year 2020. He became very popular after his performance in this web series. Armaan played one of the main roles in this web series. Armaan Tahil is well known for C.I.D. in the year 1998; The World of Fashion, in the year 2013; Fauji: The Iron Man, in the year 2009; Lion of Gujarat (2015) and Stranger on Whatsapp. His talent can be witnessed in popular shows like Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, Naamkaran, and Zindagi Ki Mehek. He is famous for his splendid performances in these shows.

Karan Thakur is an Indian model and Television actor. He was born in New Delhi, India. He belongs to a middle-class family. He did his graduation from Delhi University and his Post-Graduation from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan in Radio & TV Journalism from New Delhi only. He was also doing for three years at Asmita Theatre Group, Delhi University.

Indraneel Bhattacharya a.k.a. Neel is an actor from Mumbai born on the 14th of October, 1970. He received his education at St. Xavier’s College where he got a B.A. in Economics and Political Sciences; in college, he was involved in various activities like the inter-college festival, the drama club, streets plays and sports. After that, he went to Campion School and Mumbai University to further his studies in Economics and Political Sciences, Hindi, English and Drama. Again, he participated in many activities there.

Rakesh was born in village of Kumraul in Bihar on 15th January 1972. He is a post graduate from Delhi University in the field of Hindi literature. He’s presently 45 years old and holds an occupation both as a writer as well as a director in the Bollywood industry. He started his career as a writer,working with some of the greatest film makers such as Imtiaz Ali, Anurag Kashyab and Abhinav Kashyab along with the famous writer Late Manohar Shyam Joshi. He also participated in different and various types of stage plays as a writer, an actor and as a director. Some of the productions he worked on include famous classic European play ‘Oedipus’ written by Sophocles, ‘Punch Light’, ‘Sakharam binder’, ‘Jaati hi poocho’, ‘Sadhu ki Holi’, ‘West side story’ and another classic Greek play ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles. Along with all the above mentioned, He also happened to produce as well as direct, television serials like "Zameer" for DD1 in partnership with Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts. Until now, his most known work happens to be his debut directed film ‘Dear Friend Hitler’ in two versions.

Zama Habib is an Indian Screenwriter, Director and Producer. His birth name is MD Badiuzzaman. He changed his name for the industry as his real name was too long. He is also known as Zaman Habib. He started working in the industry in the year 1994. He is based out of the Indian city of Mumbai. He is known to be an Indian Television Writer and has given many hit shows from his pen. He originally hails from the town of Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. He spent his childhood in the metropolitian city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sooraj Thapar is a veteran actor in the Indian Television Industry. He is famous for portraying the role of comic character Mr. Saxena in the TV series Shree Sifarishilal that focuses on red tapism and bureaucracy it gets aired on SAB TV. Hailing for Jallandhar in Punjab he is a veteran actor who has acted in a lot of telefilms and his work has earned him critical acclaim. Thapar has acted in the TV series Hum Saath Saath Hai which had been very successful and was being aired on Life Ok it was aired from 2001 to 2003. He has worked alongside the famous Bollywood actress Poonam Dhillon in the TV series Ekk Nayi Pehchaan where he rehearses the role of her husband. Besides acting onscreen he is also a famous theatre personality and has acted in a lot of plays amongst them is The Perfect Husband where he has acted besides Poonam Dhillon and the play was screened in Ranchi. Recently he was offered to play the role of Vibishan in the TV series Mahakumbh which is aired on Life Ok. Thapar has also rehearsed the role of Sultan Iltutmish in the TV serial Razia Sultan which got over after he declared Razia as the new Sultan. Thapar married actress Deepti Dhyani in the year 2012, she was working with him in the TV series Chandragupta Maurya. Currently Thapar is focusing on producing his own TV series, during an interview he stated working in TV series to earn a living and working in the theatre is a means of channeling his creativity.

Ravi Ojha who is a writer, director and an assistant or second unit director on TV series that is well-known among the people who come running to watch Sasural Genda Phool (2010), a dramatic TV series that’s on star plus since 2010 up to 2012 written by Mitali Zama Habib, Ogo Bodhu Sundari (2009) directed by Rakesh Kumar which was created and produced by Ravi Ojha under his banner Ravi Ojha Productions, where the first episode date was on 3rd August 2009, after work in the evening until night. No matter how tired they are, they come and watch these TV series that keeps the spectators on their toes, to know what happens next. It is quite a talent to create something that makes these series very well-known and interest. He has also been assistant director for Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) and chief assistant director in Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989). In 1989 starting his career, by being a chief assistant in a movie, directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza who have done movies such as Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai, along with actor Pavan Malhotra as the lead, a movie that won thirty-seventh national film award for the best featuring film in Hindi in 1989 and the national film award for the best cinematography in 1990. The film has been set during the time of the Hindutva mobilization of the 1980s, the scenario that affects the young minority Muslims. Salim Pasha, which means lame, is a thief who lives with his parents and his sister in a small neighborhood where crime and illegal activities are accepted as professions and encouraged by people around.

Sham Mashalkar is a comic role actor in Bollywood as well as Hindi Television Industry. Sham is an excellent actor. He has done many great and famous movies in Bollywood. The list of movies in which he made his appearance in films were

Akshay Sethi was born 2 October 1990 in a family with established background in the film business. His father is a producer who produced the film Jai Santoshi Maa and is also Vinod Khanna's secretary. His brother is a famous photographer. Akshay wanted to become an actor and showed affinity towards this profession since his school days. He became more interested in acting after completing his education. Akshay finished his acting course in the Acting Academy of Kishore Namit Kapoor.

Sudhir Pandey is a TV and cinema actor. Born on December, 31, 1969 Sudhir is best known for his role in movie ‘Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women’ and Hindi TV serials Amanat and Balika Vadhu. His popular role in the Hindi serial ‘Buniyaad’ as Gaindamal made him popular among the early watchers of TV serials. His virtuous portrayal of ‘Lala Lahori Ram’ in the serial Amanat is still memorable to the audience. Sudhir Pandey’s appearance in the TV serial ‘Nandhavanam’ has made him a household name in the Tamil serial world. ‘Nandhavanam’ is the Tamil dubbed version of the popular Hindi Serial ‘Sasural Genda Phool’.

Jiten Lalwani is an experienced actor, occasional writer, director, and self-declared overall entertainer.

He is known for his roles in serials like Ssshhhh...Koi Hai as Captain Kishan, Shree, Shagun as Suraj, Sasural Genda Phool as Inder kashyap, Risshton Ki Dor as Kunal Shah, Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni as Prakash Chopra, Laut Aao Trisha, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Kiran Mansukh Virani, Kise Apna Kahe as Daanish, Hasratein as as Satish, son of Savi and Shyam Verma, and Devon Ke Dev Mahadev as Indra. He can be seen in a TV horror movie The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as a doctor.

Jiten was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and is a Leo. As on the year 2014, he is 46 years old. Now he stays in Mumbai. Over the years he has learnt Sindhi and Punjabi languages in addition to Hindi & English. He is married to Dipika Lalwani, and likes to take her with him in his outdoor activities.

Jiten is very energetic, and youthful in his activities. He likes to listen to both new and old hindi songs, and likes to follow every IPL season. He is a fan of Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from cricket, he likes football, especially the Manchester United club, and Cristiano Ronaldo, as a player. Recently he was seen at Starbucks and inauguration of a Burger King outlet.

Jiten uses his experience and knowledge to come up with lighthearted humour. He was recently seen on YouTube, performing in his own “Jokes with Jiten” show, which was well received by fans. He is often observed quoting western philosophers. He states that he has no issues in taking up anything new that comes his way, and he wants to do a reality show.

Jay Soni is a smart and good looking Indian TV and Bollywood actor. Jay was also known as Jai, Pawan, Abhiroop, Jigar, Samar, Sameer, Bunty, Ishaan and Jai Kishan. He was born on December 25, 1986 in Gujarat, India where he also grew up. His two brothers are Nirav and Harsh and Jay finished his studies in Gujarat.

Mahesh Thakur who has been in industry for 19 years now, is known for his positive and funny yet supportive roles in Indian television.

Nishant Malkani is an Indian actor and model born on 1st September 1987 in Dubai. He graduated in Economics Hons. from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University. Then in 2009 Nishant got admission in the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Calcutta to study Business Management from where he dropped out just a month before completion to pursue his dream of creating his place in Bollywood.